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Members of the Boise City Council are (back, L-R) council members TJ Thomson, Ben Quintana, Lauren McLean, Scot Ludwig (front, L-R) Council Pro Tem Elaine Clegg, Mayor David H. Bieter and Council President Maryanne Jordan.

The Mayor works full-time, managing the day-to-day operations of the City and providing leadership and policy direction to the City Council. The Mayor chairs all meetings of the City Council, voting only in the case of a tie. The six members of the City Council work part-time, holding budget and policy-setting authority for the city. The Mayor and City Council members are elected at large by popular vote. City Council members are elected to a specific Council seat, but the seats are not determined geographically. City elections are held in odd number years (e.g. 2007, 2009, 2011).

Boise Police were called at 1:59 a.m.
Saturday, August 27th by neighbors in the area of N. 8th St.
and Ridenbaugh Street. The initial call was from neighbors
reporting the suspect Bailey had been in a verbal argument with
neighbors then walked away, followed by, what neighbors thought was
the sound of gunshots. When officer arrived, they found Bailey,
confronted him at gunpoint due to the possibility he had a weapon,
and placed him in handcuffs to detain and question him. As officers
tried to speak with the suspect, they immediately noticed a strong
odor of alcoholic beverages coming from him. Bailey was not
cooperative and began yelling threats and cursing very loudly.
After a short time, the suspect began kick wildly at officers then
attempted to walk away. As officers tried to keep him from walking
away, the suspect kicked an officer in the leg. The suspect was
arrested on the above charges. Officers found no evidence of
gunfire, although neighbors also said the sound could have come
from a pellet gun.

Boise Police property crimes detectives,
during an ongoing investigation, received information that two
young men were attempting to sell stolen property at a local second
hand store. Detectives responded to the store on Vista Ave. and
found the two suspects, Lowery and a 17 year old male, in
possession of and attempting to sell two bikes, an iPod and an iPod
docking station. Officers quickly learned all the items had been
reported stolen earlier that day from two North End homes; one bike
had been reported stolen from an alley behind a home after the
cable lock was cut, the second bike was reportedly taken from an
open garage where the suspects then allegedly entered the victim's
home through an unlocked door and took the iPod.
During the investigation, officers also
found both suspects in possession of two additional bicycles,
located at the suspect's residences, and approx 27 bottles of
alcohol also recently reported stolen from Boise homes. The alcohol
was found at the home of one of the suspect's relatives,
unbeknownst to the family member who was out of town.
Boise Police property crimes detectives say
they're continuing to investigate both suspects, Lowery and the 17
year old male for their possible involvement in other bicycle
thefts and home burglaries in neighborhoods throughout the
city.

Boise Police were called to a three car
crash in the center lane of W. State Street at Plantation Drive
Saturday, August 27th at 6:13 p.m. Officers found no one injured in
the crash and just minor damage to the vehicles involved. Officers
did notice one driver involved, Reader, had slurred speech and had
an odor of alcoholic beverage. Following field sobriety tests,
Reader was placed under arrest for driving under the influence. At
the jail, the suspect began kicking and spinning away from officers
in an apparent attempt to obstruct further investigation. A blood
draw was taken for evidentiary testing. The suspect Reader was also
cited for driving with a suspended driver's license, suspended for
a previous Felony DUI in 2009. The cause of the crash on State
Street remains under investigation.

Boise Police were called to a home
southwest of W. Overland Rd & Vista Ave Sunday morning, August
28th at 5:39 a.m. When they arrived, they found a man and woman
standing in front of the home arguing. After talking with several
witnesses and the male victim, a resident of the home, officers
learned the woman had recently met the residents of the home and
had come to the house to sing karaoke. After a time, the witnesses
say the suspect "went crazy" and broke the karaoke machine.
Witnesses say when the victim ordered the suspect to leave she
refused and bit the male victim on his arms, scratched him with her
fingernails and hit him with her fists and car keys. She also
re-entered the house and broke and threw furniture and other items
just prior to officer's arrival. After examining the evidence,
officers arrested the suspect on the above charges.

A Boise Police officer on patrol made a
traffic stop on the suspect's vehicle late last night, August 28th
at approx 11:00 p.m.on the 4500 block of westbound W. Overland Rd.
The officer stopped the vehicle, a Chevy truck after the driver
failed to yield to oncoming traffic and failed to use a turn signal
almost striking the officer's patrol car. Officers found the
driver, Lorenzo was driving on a suspended license from a previous
conviction of driving without privileges.
Officers could smell the odor of alcoholic
beverages coming from the suspect. Following an investigation from
a Boise Police Night STEP officer (DUI team), the suspect was
arrested for driving under the influence. Previously the suspect
had handed her purse to the officer and told him to look inside for
medications. Following her arrest, the officer search the suspect's
purse for medications that may have been a factor in the DUI. The
officer found several pills soon identified as Methadone. Further
investigation led officers to evidence the suspect had purchased
the pills from an individual and did not have a prescription. She
was arrested and booked into the Ada County Jail on the above
charges.

Boise Police were called by a citizen
with information the suspect, Perkins, was in violation of his
Registered Sex Offender probation, as he has reportedly been living
at a home off N. Milwaukee & Irving Street for at least several
weeks, possibly as long as several months. The suspect's registered
address is in Glenns Ferry in Elmore County, Idaho. Following their
investigation, the suspect was arrested on the above charge,
including a Parole Agents Warrant for felony probation
violation